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Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3
Author: Kate Berry, Laura Haley
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Published: Friday 18 Jul 2025 (SB 25-31)
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Overview of the Bill and parliamentary proceedings
Stage 1 proceedings
Stage 2 proceedings
Homelessness: meaning, duties and actions
Homelessness: information sharing and coordination among relevant bodies
Homelessness: duty to ask and act relevant bodies
Homelessness: intentionality
Homelessness: other debate
Designation of rent control areas: assessments, reports and designation
Student tenancies and accommodation
Rent control areas: amount of rent cap
Rent control areas : exempt properties
Rent control areas: collection and use of information
Rent increase procedure
Information to tenants
Rent controls: other groupings where no amendments were agreed
Taxes and local government finance
Repairs and standards
Right to keep a pet and personalise a rented home
Dealing with evictions
Private residential tenancies: ending a joint tenancy
Tenancy deposits
Succession to tenancies
Property factors
Scottish housing regulation
Mobile homes
Other topics
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